Spitball Army

Two heads are better than one, they say. I wonder if Chang and Eng Bunker (above) thought so. There is no doubt, however, that the dramatic potential increases when the local population count doubles from one person to two. With that thought in mind, here is a roll call of some interesting pairs whose names have been immortalized in titles of songs.

Approximate playing time: 80 minutes.

1. Aimee Mann & Michael Penn  “Two of Us”  (1969) (2001)
2. Frank Crumit  “Frankie and Johnny”  (1927)
3. Dire Straits  “Romeo and Juliet”  (1980)
4. The Cox Family  “Lizzy and the Rainman”  (1995)
5. Todd Rundgren  “The Ballad (Denny and Jean)”  (1971)
6. The Looking Glass  “Jimmy Loves Mary-Anne”  (1973)
7. The Bear Quartet  “Mom and Dad”  (1998)
8. Happy Mondays  “Dennis and Lois”  (1990)
9. The Beatles  “The Ballad of John and Yoko”  (1969)
10. Warren Zevon  “Frank and Jesse James (alternate take)”  (1976)
11. Georgie Fame & the Blue Flames  “The Ballad of Bonnie and Clyde”  (1968)
12. Emmylou Harris  “Pancho and Lefty”  (1976)
13. Townes Van Zandt  “Mr. Gold and Mr. Mud”  (1972)
14. Bob Dylan  “Ballad of Frankie Lee and Judas Priest”  (1968)
15. The Jayhawks  “Keith and Quentin”  (1992)
16. Cat Stevens  “Matthew and Son”  (1967)
17. The London Cast of Cats  “Mungojerrie and Rumpleteazer”  (1981)
18. Ron Sexsmith  “Michael and His Dad”  (2011)
19. Vince Guaraldi  “Linus and Lucy”  (1965)
20. Brook Benton  “Willie and Laura Mae Jones”  (1970)
21. Jonathan Richman  “Shirin and Fahrad”  (1986)

Many thanks to @BurningVinyl, @BrianABarrett, @bhammuseum and my co-worker Marianne for providing me with suggestions for this playlist.